The Farrells

1. Board games and model railways
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Tonight, Ben and Lindsey came over and we played Agricola. As usual I lost (13) while Michelle and Lindsey won on 35 each. Perhaps one reason for my low score was that I finished assembly of my  ...

2. Late birthday present... over 2 years. 620/720 class railmotor in N Scale
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... to that most needed thing on the Jamberoo Railway - a 2-car railmotor.   Now, the 2-car railmotors that would have operated to Jamberoo in the 1960s had the railway been built would have ...

3. Update on the FOs
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The latest installment on the construction of my badgerbits FO passenger cars...   The interiors were painted today (although the seats will need to be brush painted ...

4. "Real" passenger cars for the Jamberoo Railway
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I've just about completed the first of my 4 BadgerBits FOs for my Jamberoo railway. Needs bogies and underframe detail and, of course, paint.  ...

5. Another night in the train shed
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Mick and I had a quiet night in the train shed, mostly reading old copies of ARHS Bulletin from 1993, including an article about the Zig Zag and the discovery of an old culvert. We tested ...

6. Interesting shunting arrangements at Jamberoo
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The other night Mick came over and we spent a pleasant night ?shunting? the Jamberoo layout.   In 2 hours and 20 minutes we managed to initiate Joe Wiltshire into the fun ...

7. We are moving to Lithgow
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The following statement was read out at our 11pm Christmas Eve service and after our 9am Christmas Day service (listen to the actual announcement here):  I received a letter on Tuesday, 23 December from ...

8. Zoe Blog: I had brekky with mummy and daddy
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This morning mummy and I are going to Sydney for a few days and leaving daddy behind. But daddy will miss us. Daddy and I woke up at 5:11 this morning and we couldn't sleep so we played until 7am when ...

9. Zoe Blog: I went to the Church Fete today!
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Yay! Yes indeed! I went to the church fete today. It's one of the fun things about having a church in your front yard. Here are some pictures: Mummy and I especially enjoyed helping out with the sausage ...

10. The great aussie supermarket meat scandal
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Channel Nine's A Current Affair had a big expose on the 'great Aussie meat scandal' (here) on the idiot box tonight.